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2017 Drug Store Distribution Analysis and Guide

The DRUG STORE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS AND GUIDE is an in depth comprehensible analysis of the retail drug store industry, for each metropolitan market within the United States.

The GUIDE can be used to evaluate and enable sales results, potential market expansion, test market selections, real estate prospects, territorial glances, the effect of Distribution Gaps, and other uses compatible to meet your company specific needs.

Every year many dramatic changes take place in the Drug Store Industry and Our “GUIDE” includes these significant changes up to the moment of publication giving you a complete year of data.

Our market share figures have long been regarded as the most accurate and up to date by the senior executives who use them.

"Metro Market Studies has been our Bible. We have more than a decade's worth of data. All of their hard work has made our job easier."
- Meredith Adler

WHAT'S NEW IN THE 2017 GUIDES?

Walgreens and CVS continue to expand across the country, opening new stores and acquiring smaller chains being divested by their owners.

The major news is the acquisition by Walgreens of the Rite Aid chain, and the subsequent requirement by the government to divest 865 Rite Aid retail locations. Walgreens will maintain the Rite Aid name in the remaining stores.

Most of these locations are being purchased by Fred's, a grocery and drug store retailer which currently operates 581 stores, and is headquartered in Memphis.

While Walgreens is by far the largest drug store retailer in the country, CVS is in second place, and continues to open new stores across the country, maintaining its brand strength while increasing its presence nationally.

Kmart, which once operated a large number of stores with pharmacies, has continued to close more stores, and is no longer a factor in the pharmacy business across the country.

The trend of smaller retailers closing their doors and/or being purchased by larger companies continues nationally.

Walmart, on the other hand continues to open more Neighborhood and Walmart stores across the country, all with pharmacies, while at the same time closing smaller outdated stores.

Our 2017 edition of the DRUG STORE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS AND GUIDE will include the results of the continuing major changes within the retail drug store/pharmacy field. We are confident that it will continue to be a reliable and credible source of data to our many subscribers in the industry.